Steve Stephens

Steve "Dirtface" Stephens (died 20 July 1878) was an American Wild West outlaw and a member of the Lincoln County Regulators.

Biography
Steve Stephens often kept his past to himself, and he was nicknamed "Dirtface" for frequently having a desheveled and dirt-covered appearance; he never washed, and he constantly chewed tobacco. He was taken in by John Tunstall while he was on the run for killing a man, and he worked on his ranch in New Mexico while a member of the Lincoln County Regulators. He often teased Jose Chavez y Chavez and expressed his disdain for Native Americans and Mexicans, but he later confessed that it was a pleasure riding alongside Chavez. He took part in the gunfights of the Lincoln County War, and was one of the Regulators who were besieged at the McSween home during the Battle of Lincoln. While covering the escape of the other outlaws, he was shot several times in the legs and chest and killed.